COURSE MAP: For commencing students 2013
1737 GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF EDUCATION (SECONDARY)
Study location and mode
On-campus (Clayton) — Full-time
Off-campus (Gippsland) — Part-time
Multi-modal (Gippsland) — Full-time
FULL TIME STRUCTURE
Semester 2
Semester 1
Year
Sem
Fieldwork
days
Education Units
25
days
EDF4004
Curriculum and
assessment
(6pts)
Core Education
Unit
25
days
EDF4006
Professional
engagement
(6 pts)
Core Education
Unit
EDF4005
Productive
Classrooms
(6 pts)
Core Education
Unit
EDF4007
Schooling and
Diversity
(6 pts)
Core Education
Unit
Placement Units
*EDF48XX
Method study 1A
(6 pts)
*EDF48XX
Method study 2A
(6 pts)
(*see list of method
study units below)
(*see list of method
study units below)
*EDF48XX
Method study 1B
(6 pts)
*EDF48XX
Method study 2B
(6 pts)
(*see list of method
study units below)
(*see list of method
study units below)
EDF4730
Professional
experience 1A
(3pts) Plus
EDF4731
Professional
experience 1B
(3pts)
EDF4733
Professional
experience 2A
(3pts) Plus
EDF4734
Professional
experience 2B
(3pts)
This is a conceptual outline only. Any queries regarding the course structure should be directed to the
Course Adviser or to the Student Services Office, at your relevant campus.
PART TIME (Note: delivered in Off-campus mode via Gippsland)
Year 1
Semester 1:
EDF4005 Productive Classrooms;
EDF4730 Professional experience 1A
EDF48XX Method study 1A
Semester 2:
EDF4007 Schooling and Diversity;
Curriculum Specialism Unit; and
EDF4733 Professional experience 2A
EDF48XX Method study 1B
Year 2
Semester 1:
EDF4004 Curriculum and assessment;
EDF4731 Professional experience 1B
EDF48XX Method study 2A
Semester 2:
EDF4006 Professional Engagement;
Curriculum Specialism Unit; and
EDF4734 Professional experience 2B
EDF48XX Method study 2B
TEACHING SPECIALISMS
For Secondary Teaching Specialism Prerequisites, see below:
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Method Units – 2013
(New Method Study Units commencing — 2013 in table below including “prerequisites required by VIT)
Specialism
Minimum academic background required by the
Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT), i.e. a degree
including:
Method Study Units (6 credit point units) — taught at
Clayton campus during Year 2013
Accounting
A minor sequence in accounting
EDF4839 Accounting education in the secondary years A
EDF4840 Accounting education in the secondary years B
Biology
A minor sequence in biological sciences (e.g., anatomy,
physiology, microbiology, botany, zoology, but not
biochemistry or pharmacology)
EDF4841 Biology education in the secondary years A
EDF4842 Biology education in the secondary years B
Business
Management
Two minor sequences from business management, human
resource management, and/or marketing.
EDF4843 Business management education in the
secondary years A
EDF4844 Business management education in the
secondary years B
Chemistry
A minor sequence in chemistry or biochemistry
EDF4847 Chemistry education in the secondary years A
EDF4848 Chemistry education in the secondary years B
Drama
A minor sequence in drama or theatrical theatre studies
including practical drama
EDF4851 Drama education in the secondary years A
EDF4852 Drama education in the secondary years B
Economics
A minor sequence in economics
English as an
Additional
Language (EAL)
A minor sequence in linguistics or a second language (i.e.
not the teacher’s first language)
EDF4853 Economics education in the secondary years A
EDF4854 Economics education in the secondary years B
EDF4855 English as an additional language (EAL)
education in the secondary years A
English
General Science
EDF4856 English as an additional language (EAL)
education in the secondary years B
A minor sequence in English Literature or Literary Studies,
or a minor sequence in Writing, English Language Studies
or Linguistics together with a part in English Literature or
Literary Studies
A minor sequence in General Science which includes at
least two of Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science/Geology and
Physics OR a minor sequence in Biology, Chemistry, Earth
Science/Geology and Physics together with a part in another
of these areas.
EDF4857 English education in the secondary years A
EDF4858 English education in the secondary years B
EDF4859 General science education in the secondary
years A
EDF4860 General science education in the secondary
years B
Geography
A minor sequence in geography
EDF4861 Geography education in the secondary years A
EDF4862 Geography education in the secondary years B
Health
A minor sequence in health studies covering Health, Human
Development, Family and Nutrition
EDF4863 Health education in the secondary years A
EDF4864 Health education in the secondary years B
History
A minor sequence in history
EDF4865 History education in the secondary years A
EDF4866 History education in the secondary years B
Information &
Communication
Technology
A minor sequence in computer studies of information
technology
Jewish Studies
A minor sequence in Jewish Studies within a tertiary degree
or equivalent
EDF4867 Information and communication technology
education in the secondary years A
EDF4868 Information and communication technology
education in the secondary years B
EDF4869 Jewish studies education in the secondary years
A
EDF4870 Jewish studies education in the secondary years
B
Languages
Education
(Single and
Double
specialism)
A major sequence (Post Year 12) in Chinese, French,
German, Greek, Italian, Indonesian, Hebrew, Japanese or
Korean plus proficiency in spoken and written language.
Native speakers of the language must seek a statement of
equivalence from a Victorian University, to verify that they
meet the standard of a ‘post year 12 major study’
Legal Studies
A minor sequence in Legal Studies
EDF4875 Legal studies education in the secondary years A
EDF4876 Legal studies education in the secondary years B
Mathematics
A minor sequence in mathematics. (Statistics is acceptable
provided it is taken within a Mathematics Department)
EDF4877 Mathematics education in the secondary years A
EDF4878 Mathematics education in the secondary years B
A minor sequence in media studies, film or journalism
EDF4879 Media education in the secondary years A
EDF4880 Media education in the secondary years B
Media Studies
(For GradDipEd &
MTeach only)
2
EDF4871 Languages education in the secondary years 1A
EDF4872 Languages education in the secondary years 1B
EDF4873 Languages education in the secondary years 2A
EDF4874 Languages education in the secondary years 2B
Specialism
Minimum academic background required by the
Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT), i.e. a degree
including:
Music 1 & 2
(Single and
Double
specialism)
A major sequence in music and appropriate practical skills
(equivalent to AMEB Grade VI). Music 2 can only be taken
in conjunction with Music 1.
Outdoor
Education
One year of study in Outdoor Education, which includes
environmental studies and outdoor recreational activities
EDF4885 Outdoor education in the secondary years A
EDF4886 Outdoor education in the secondary years B
Physical
Education
One and a half years of study in appropriate Physical
Education discipline and skill areas
EDF4887 Physical education in the secondary years A
EDF4888 Physical education in the secondary years B
Physics
A minor sequence in physics
EDF4889 Physics education in the secondary years A
Psychology
(Only for UG
Double
Degrees)
A minor sequence in psychology or behaviour studies
Method Study Units (6 credit point units) — taught at
Clayton campus during Year 2013
EDF4881 Music education in the secondary years 1A
EDF4882 Music education in the secondary years 1B
EDF4883 Music education in the secondary years 2A
EDF4884 Music education in the secondary years 2B
EDF4890 Physics education in the secondary years B
Social Education
Visual Arts 1 & 2
(Single and
Double
specialism)
EDF4891 Psychology education in the secondary years A
EDF4892 Psychology education in the secondary years B
A minor sequence in social science, e.g. Anthropology,
Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies,
Geography, History, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics,
Sociology together with a part in another of these areas of
study.
A major study in relevant area(s) of Visual Arts (e.g.,
photography, sculpture, drawing, ceramics, multimedia)
which includes at least one quarter of a year of practical Arts
content. Visual Arts 2 can only be taken in conjunction with
Visual Arts 1
EDF4893 Social education in the secondary years A
EDF4894 Social education in the secondary years B
EDF4895 Visual art and design education in the secondary
years 1A
EDF4896 Visual art and design education in the secondary
years 1B
EDF4897 Visual art and design education in the secondary
years 2A
EDF4898 Visual art and design education in the secondary
years 2B
Legend of the terms:
Part: Successful tertiary study in a subject having the weighting of at least one quarter of a year of full-time study in the course from which it is
derived.
Minor Sequence: A total of half a year of successful full-time tertiary study, usually comprising sequential discipline study taken over two years,
e.g. a part in each of the first and second years of tertiary study, or equivalent study.
Major: A total of three-quarters of a year of successful full-time tertiary study, usually comprising sequential discipline study taken over three years,
e.g. a part in each of the first, second and third years of tertiary study, or equivalent study.
One year of study: One year equivalent full time tertiary study.
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